leyfi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leyfi, from Proto-Germanic *laubiją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleiːvɪ/

  Rhymes: -eiːvɪ

Noun

leyfi n (genitive singular leyfis, nominative plural leyfi)

1. leave, permission, consent, authorisation

   Umsókn um leyfi til að setja sérlyf á markað.

   An application for authorisation to place a proprietary medicinal product on the market.

2. licence, permit
3. vacation

   Synonym: frí

Declension

Declension of leyfi (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leyfi	leyfið	leyfi	leyfin
accusative	leyfi	leyfið	leyfi	leyfin
dative	leyfi	leyfinu	leyfum	leyfunum
genitive	leyfis	leyfisins	leyfa	leyfanna

Derived terms

• bessaleyfi
• búsetuleyfi
• dvalarleyfi
• einkaleyfi
• landvistarleyfi
• óleyfi
• skáldaleyfi
• sumarleyfi
• ökuleyfi

Related terms

• leyfa

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laubiją. Related to leyfa, from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to hold dear, love”).

Noun

leyfi n (genitive leyfis)

1. permission, leave

Declension

Declension of leyfi (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leyfi	leyfit	leyfi	leyfin
accusative	leyfi	leyfit	leyfi	leyfin
dative	leyfi	leyfinu	leyfum	leyfunum
genitive	leyfis	leyfisins	leyfa	leyfanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: leyfi
• Faroese: loyvi
• Norwegian Nynorsk: løyve
• → Norwegian Bokmål: løyve

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “leyfi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive